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c 1500 to c 1600

Hardcover. Based on refractions of earlier beliefs, modern angels - at once terrible and comforting, frighteningly other and reassuringly beneficent - have acquired a powerful symbolic value. This interdisciplinary study looks at how humans conversed with angels in medieval and early modern Europe, and how they explained and represented these conversations. Editor(s): Raymond, Joad. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; DSB; HBTM; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230552036
ISBN
9780230552036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.25

Hardcover. This volume extends the 'British Isles' approach pioneered by Robin Frame and Rees Davies to the later middle ages. Through examination of issues such as frontier formation, colonial identities and connections with the wider world it explores whether this period saw the bonds between the British Isles weaken, strengthen, or simply alter. Editor(s): Smith, Brendan. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230542891
ISBN
9780230542891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.87

Hardcover. This book explores the impact of biblical reading practices on scientific thought in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries. It addresses the idea that the natural philosophers of the era forged their new sciences despite, rather than because of, the pervasive bible-centeredness of early modern thought. Editor(s): Killeen, Kevin; Forshaw, Peter J. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HRCG3; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230507074
ISBN
9780230507074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.24

Hardcover. Over the last century, many 16th- and 17th-century events and personalities have been brought before home, cinema, exhibition, festival and theatrical audiences. This collection examines these representations, looking at recent television series, documentaries, pageantry, theatre and popular culture in various cultural and linguistic guises. Editor(s): Burnett, Mark Thornton; Streete, Adrian. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; APF; APT; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230273436
ISBN
9780230273436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.72

Hardcover. Leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic explore translations as a key agent of change in the wider religious, cultural and literary developments of the early modern period, and restore translation to the centre of our understanding of the literature and history of Tudor England. Editor(s): Schurink, Fred. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; CFP; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230271807
ISBN
9780230271807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.79

Hardcover. Explores dramatic, narrative and polemical versions of the 'taming of the shrew' story, from the Middle Ages to the Restoration, in light of recent historical work on the position of early modern women in society. Its essays address shrew narratives as an extended cultural dialogue debating issues of gender and sexual politics. Editor(s): Holderness, Graham; Wootton, David. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230240926
ISBN
9780230240926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.45

Hardcover. This book explores the significance of the physicality of manuscripts and printed early modern texts. Focusing on the material aspects and social practices of texts as a new way of reading meaning, it reassesses the developing relationships between cultures of manuscript and print from the late sixteenth to early eighteenth century. Editor(s): Daybell, Professor James; Hinds, Peter. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230223523
ISBN
9780230223523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.78

Hardcover. As an entirely domestic queen who never physically left her realm, Elizabeth I cast an inordinately wide shadow in the world around her. This volume brings together a collection of essays examining a number of different facets of Elizabethan foreign affairs, encompassing England and The British Isles, Europe, and the dynamic civilization of Islam. Editor(s): Beem, Charles. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; 1FB; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230112148
ISBN
9780230112148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardcover. The Anglo-Scottish Border and the Shaping of Identity, 1350-1600 explores the roles that Scotland and England play in one another's imaginations. This collection of essays brings together eminent scholars and emerging voices from the frequently divergent fields of English and Scottish medieval studies. Editor(s): Terrell, Katherine; Bruce, Mark P. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 247 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110861
ISBN
9780230110861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.79

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rivere De Carles, Nathalie. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 239 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DSB; DSG; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137436924
ISBN
9781137436924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.96

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611822
ISBN
9780691611822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.85
€ 59.29

Hardcover. The true story of the Mona Lisa - the people behind it, how Leonardo painted it and what it meant to him, and its fortunes in the centuries since. Read this book and the world's most famous image will never look the same again. Num Pages: 288 pages, 66 Colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFC; AGB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198749905
ISBN
9780198749905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.79

Paperback. At the beginning of the 20th century it was still necessary for women to ask lawmakers, 'Are women persons?' The rights and treatment of women in their homes, workplaces, and government were issues that men often preferred to ignore. But women refused to remain silent. This volume looks at women who are shapers of history, as well as its victims. Editor(s): Moynihan, Ruth Barnes; Russett, Cynthia; Crumpacker, Laurie. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 851.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803281998
ISBN
9780803281998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.43

In explaining the institutions and individuals that permitted this type of negotiation, O'Connell offers a historical example of an early modern empire at the height of imperial expansion. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6, 2 maps, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891458
ISBN
9780801891458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.17

Hardback. First full-length history of the Oromo 1300-1700; explains their key part in the medieval Christian kingdom and demonstrates their importance in shaping Ethiopian history. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJH; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011176
ISBN
9781847011176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.27

Paperback. First full-length history of the Oromo 1300-1700; explains their key part in the medieval Christian kingdom and demonstrates their importance in shaping Ethiopian history. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJH; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011619
ISBN
9781847011619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.65

Hardcover. Early Modern Europe was teeming with impostors. Identity theft was only one form of misrepresentation: royal pretenders, envoys from imaginary lands, religious dissimulators, cross-dressers, false Gypsies - all these caused deep anxiety, leading authorities to invent increasingly sophisticated means for unmasking deception. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230547063
ISBN
9780230547063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.40

paperback. A paperback edition of Miri Rubin's highly successful study of the meaning of the eucharist, c. 1150-1500. Num Pages: 452 pages, 19 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HRCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521438056
ISBN
9780521438056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 31.58

Paperback. Workbook provides dozens of practical, effective, evidence-based memory interventions for children and adolescents struggling with academic learning due to a weakness in one or more aspects of memory or ineffective utilization of memory capabilities. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470919972
ISBN
9780470919972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.27

Paperback. Series: I Love.. 400 Fantastic Facts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 180. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841656977
ISBN
9781841656977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

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